A/HRC/34/23 67. African mechanisms faced challenges when working with particular groups, including women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. C. Cooperation in relation to specific groups 68. Participants noted that they cooperated with civil society organizations to protect specific groups in focus: minorities, refugees, migrants, internally displaced persons, children, persons with albinism, persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 1. (a) Minorities Good practices 69. The Special Rapporteur on minority issues indicated that she would be producing a handbook on minorities in Africa and leading follow-up on Roma rights in the Americas. (b) Challenges 70. As far as minority issues in general were concerned, there was a knowledge gap that should be addressed. (c) Forms of cooperation 71. The proposals for cooperation between regional mechanisms and relevant stakeholders made by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues included raising awareness on minority rights at the government level, appointing a high-level official with decisionmaking powers to focus on protection of minority rights and having national human rights institutions create units focused on minorities. 72. She also urged States to adopt an inclusive strategy of teaching minority cultures in schools and make use of the media to promote non-discrimination and equality. In addition, she suggested appointing focal points on minorities in regional human rights mechanisms, who would share information on monitoring and follow-up. 73. Inter-American human rights mechanisms cooperated with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on Roma rights in the Americas. 2. (a) Persons with albinism Good practices 74. The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism identified the Addis Ababa road map on cooperation as a tool with which to ensure that albinism was addressed by regional mechanisms. She conducted joint visits with members of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and engaged with subregional bodies, including the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States and other courts, on issues connected with albinism. 75. She wrote periodic reports, gave briefings and provided information on albinism to civil society. She was also developing a handbook. A working group on albinism had been established at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and a consultative forum on albinism had been held in June 2016 in the United Republic of Tanzania. 10